Show HOLETS daries OGDEN MS t M W I 1 miss anstruther touched the purple bloe eoma at her breast with caressing fingers they aw lovely said fresh and fragrant I 1 think them the flower or a man to send A worn an carrollton laughed the dinner bad reached the stage chero general con vers atlon glides imperceptibly into monologue monolo Eue or duets the soft shaded lights the odor of flowers tempted to confidences then you agree with a friend of mine who declares it Is deceitful tor a girl touy violets toe herself thus creating a false impression of owning a young man be answered lightly kiss lips curved int a alow smile 1 I am not sure that I 1 should go so tar as that well perhaps not and roll tons voice grew more merlou se rlou I 1 the sending ot violets does mean more than the gift of other flow ere when a man begens to associate a girt with violets its usually all up with him mies anstruther Anet ruther a taint hint of disquietude creeping into her dark eyes glanced quickly around but but he have bent then or any other reabon becane he knew ebe aked them for aloner abe asked la a troubled tone carrolton Car roUton hook hi head ob no he would bead roses in euch a case he answered with conviction and and it ehe wear them anxiously 1 I the man would be justified in construing it as a hopeful sign dont youl amiee anstruther flushed painfully end dropped her eyes why I 1 I 1 he stammered duck sirl interposed the butler at carrollton s shoulder when be again turned toward ml anstruther ehe was talking gayly with her left band aa MX neighbor carrollton free to let bis eye wander fen to watching the eager beautiful see ot a girl across the table a face tha sparkled and chaca ed with very varying thought and it she doben t wear them he mused bit ruefully miss anstruther finished her dinner with the of having in all probability answered the greater part of her companion remarks with utter irrelevance she could only trust mr morris a fluent talker urn self might not have noticed the girl thoughts ere hopelessly tangled carrollton s words about violets bad startled and disturbed her did he real f ly attach such significance to the little flower she bad never dreamed of hsuch thing and pinned on the odor ous cluster before dinner with enjoy meet of their beauty indeed but with out any idea of occult meaning to the act but now her yes bought him doubtfully a attle wistfully did oth er men feel that way about violets toot she must speak to him again but i not now after dinner however the bouse party scattered miss anstruther felt borne along to the billiard room while carrollton sat down for a rub aber of bridge it was not until come time later that cai routon walking down the hall absorbed in worrying as to why ethel wheatley had so persist antly avoided him all the evening heard his name being called softly turning be found miss anstruther facing him within a curtained window a embrasure her cheeks scarlet her eyes rull of a caw she was breath ing rapidly me for topping you she aid I 1 wanted to teu you avoiding his glance as ehe bloke it it announced yet abut I 1 I 1 am going to marry joe wright 1 I I 1 felt that I 1 must tell you she end ed half carrollton con dous of a vague expectancy in her at ti tude hesitated its awfully good for you to let me know ti answered X congratulate poa bom most heartily io a bully and mighty lucky too be added little awkwardly of boone I 1 am to be an usher whit was it the gir wanted carrollton wondered n that she bad grown quite white you ott and joe are such friends that iwas sure you knew she aled why was be making it so hard for bert it was only at dinner that I 1 began to yon poke about the meaning of violets voice was unsteady 1 I I 1 never dream led that you cared I 1 thought yon had en me them because she stopped startled by the change in bis face carrollton jumped 11 II bent your be stammered tar ing miss anstruther stared in turn but r but dian didn t she demand id 1 I bond them in my room your card waa in the box to be eure it warnot tell me with a quick inspiration thew waa some mis take then carrollton taken aback was striving to regain his wits 11 II sent them to the blue room be muttered stupidly then bit hie up what a brutal A sudden flaak ot comprehension lighted the girl face j tobe room he repeated in reuel why ohr dart ing impulsively into tb ball miss ao tr uther a eirl standing by aba n 1 bea b 1 ie curt tda ethel she bere 4 mr car collton proposing to the wrong garl if you he mean enot me the next moment she had vanished down the hall miss wheatley startled turned to tol and a attoe indignant low but carrollton caught her by the hand true he murmured inco been bryin the 1 to tell you only you wouldn t letine what anade patricia taink yon ware 1 to her then demanded the girl etui carrollton hook bead 1 I don t know 1 he groaned angly began talking bout ome rot that I 1 bad aid at dinner and then burst out that she was engaged to joe and eald I 1 had bent her violet you are lo 10 the blue room aren t youl mortimer bald yon were to be doggedly 11 II brought them down from the city myself but wheatley Wb eatley bott laugh had rippled out why I 1 wae to have had the blue room she explained but it had no fl replace and patricia who mind the cold insisted on changing with me abad then when be came in wearing those flower and baying tout yoa bad bent them with a pout carrollton ace had cleared in her laughter there seems to have been 1 all around he declared now see bere ethel that was a pretty narrow escape and the next time the girl might not be engaged don t you taink that you could do claiming your own property 1 it lent much good perhaps but I 1 better tell patricia that we have been engaged for some time toot that would finally her mind any lingering idea that I 1 was in love with her and besides I 1 d hate to have her think you second choice artfully what do yoa say dear there was a dauee a long pau carrollton thrust hie head from between the car balna patricia he called |